What is Psychedelia?
The "Psychedelic 60's" peace and love and all that stuff, but what actually was it? Odd thing is nobody really knows for sure, but everybody has their own idea which makes it so fascinating. Check it out here...
What happened?
The flower children... Yes, they were going to change the world with all there talk of peace and love. Well if psychedelia was such a great and wonderful idea, what happened? Here's a few thoughts...
Top albums
Most agree that there were a lot of factors that defined psychedelia, especially the music. Like many other trends, it had its own distinctive sound. When I want to get into that psychedelic mood, I break out any of these classic LP's. Top album list...
Psychedelic Playlist
Along with the albums, there were a lot of great individual efforts heard over the radio. Listening to these ditties takes me back to the Summer of Love in 1967. In my imagination I grooved with the mods in London, partied at "love-ins" in San Francisco, and hung out backstage at the Fillmore East. It was all a fantasy anyway, so whenever I want to go back there, I plug in this playlist...
Take the Hippie Quiz
What were you, or what would you have been? Were you an unhip "square"? Would you have been the quintessential "hippie"? Every wonder if you would have been a "flower child"? Find out here...
The Novel: Psychedelic Daffodil
Follow the hilarious misadventures of Robert P. Davis as he comes of age during the summer of 1967. You'll get a taste of what it was really like back then as he sneaks into his first rock concert, turns on with beautiful hippie chicks at the park, and "trips" along the beach during the Summer of Love. It isn't all fun and games though as he expands his mind in this poignant tale. Check out this great novel "Psychedelic Daffodil" today by using the links below:
